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reference:
McBride's Pocket Guide
"First
Printing of the 1st Edition" as indicated by:Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions
by Bill McBride
A 100-page easy-to-carry booklet. Typical first edition clues for 3600 large and small publishers are listed.
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reference:
Zempel and Verkler
"First
Printing of the 1st Edition" as indicated by:First Editions: A Guide to Identification
by Edward N Zempel and Linda A. Verkler (Editors)
Zempel and Verkler have collected statements from some 1700 20th-century publishers of English-language books indicating current practices and earlier methods for identifying first editions as far back as 1928.
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reference:
BAL
"First
Printing of the 1st Edition" as indicated by:Bibliography of American Literature
published for the Bibliographical Society of America by the Yale University Press
The BAL provides nearly 40,000 records of the literary works of approximately 300 American writers from the period of the Revolution to 1930.
reference:
Other Standard Reference
Other Standard Reference.
There are other acceptable first edition identification guides that can be referenced to indicate first printings. You should cite this reference in your description.